Jan 10/11 Meteors

January 11, 2009

The Full Moon continues to make meteor observing difficult. With only 7 meteors detected during the entire night, last night was the lowest tally for an entire clear night since early June. Conditions should improve in a few days as the moon decreases in brightness and also moves south and out of the field of view of my camera.

From Bob’s notes: “The full moon continues to obscure the fainter activity resulting in rates of only 1/2 of normal for this time of year.”